It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.18.0, the latest major release of the Koha open source integrated library system. Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The Koha 3.18.0 tarball and install instructions can be found on the download page: http://koha-community.org/download-koha/ More install instructions and useful information can be found on the wiki ( http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation) and in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball Koha 3.18.0 is a major release, that comes with many new features. It includes 14 new features, 120 enhancements and 487 bugfixes. See the complete release announcement on the community site: http://koha-community.org/koha-3-18-0-released/ Kind regards, Tomás Cohen Arazi, Release Manager for Koha 3.18